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W. Ford Doolittle Biochemist

W. Ford Doolittle’s research focuses on the evolution of genes and genomes, and is best known for proposing a “web of life” in place of a “tree of life” evolutionary model. His research group uses standard molecular genetics methods and computer algorithms to reconstruct evolutionary branches through gene sequencing.